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Acetaminophen protects kidneys after muscle injury
Severe muscle injuries -- such as crush injuries suffered in earthquakes, car accidents and explosions, and muscle damage from excessive exercise or statin drug interactions - can cause life-threatening kidney damage. Treatment ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 01, 2010 |
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Scientists discover molecular pathway for organ tissue regeneration and repair
Scientists have discovered a molecular pathway that works through the immune system to regenerate damaged kidney tissues and may lead to new therapies for repairing injury in a number of organs systems.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 15, 2010 |
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Researchers Discover How Folate Promotes Healing In Spinal Cord Injuries
(PhysOrg.com) -- The vitamin folate appears to promote healing in damaged rat spinal cord tissue by triggering a change in DNA, according to a laboratory study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 24, 2010 |
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Kidney damage from medical imaging procedures can cause long-term health problems
Kidney injury that can arise after undergoing certain medical imaging procedures increases a patient's risk of having a stroke or heart attack over the next year or two, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Kidneys from cardiac-death patients perform as well as those from brain-dead patients
The number of people on the kidney transplant waiting list in the UK continues to increase with over 7000 patients currently waiting for transplant and only 1600 kidney transplants performed from deceased donors each year. ...
Aug 18, 2010 |
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Wartime urologic injuries require different mindset
Saving a soldier's life takes precedence over treating traumatic urologic injuries on the battlefield, a Medical College of Georgia researcher says.
Oct 29, 2010 |
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FDA cracks down on illegal supplements
(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on manufacturers of certain weight loss, body building and sexual enhancement supplements that contain potentially dangerous ingredients.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 15, 2010 |
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